Hostage killed. Death being looked into

                On Friday US troops tried to free a British aid worker Linda Norgrove held hostage in Afghanistan since September 26. Norgrove died in the attempt. US commander General David Petraeus has called for an investigation into whether or not troops trying to rescue her killed her or her captives.

            Linda Norgrove was abducted around September 26 with three other British nationals. They were kidnapped in a remote part of Afghanistan, so remote that a farmer who witnessed the abduction, was unable to report the incident for over two hours.

            When US troops went and attempted to free Norgrove, something went wrong and an explosion ended Linda Norgrove's life on October 7th or 8th. The cause of the explosion is being looked into. At first the public was told that she had had a suicide bomb vest on that had detonated mid rescue. However it is now being looked into whether or not the fatal blast was caused by a friendly grenade.

      

         Leading the investigation into the failed attempt will be US Major Gen Joseph Votel, the chief of staff of the US Special Operations Command. The investigation is expected to take several days and the findings released to the public after Ms Norgrove's family has been informed, According to the BBC. Evidence to be investigated will include video taken from air support as well as film shot on the ground from recorders on the solders.